Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29

FIRST medical society In tho State. As early as
I1se7 there was what was called n Muskngum
| Valley Medical Society, organized In Znnos
| vile, OF which Dr. Robert Mitchell was prosi.
dent; D. r. Stafford, vice president, Dr. d. W.
Rhodes treasurer; Or. 1snnc Spanglcr ro.
oording secretary, and Dr. II. H. stanbcrry,
corresponding secretary Tho ccnsOrs were
i,rs Thomas Tlannor, II. Stafford, VIM Thomp-
son, d. w. Rhodes and VIM. Moore, Sr.
The names OF many OF the students OF those
old.timo doctors became familiar not only to
the people OF GAINESVILLE and Musldngum Coun-
ty but to the State. Among the students werc
Washington Moorohead, u. j. Culborison, VIM.
Collum, David Chambers, Luke IIclmick, iona.
than Hunc, y. H. Young and others, nll mem
bcrs OF the most respectable families Of South
eastern Ohio
About this tImc there cnmc to GAINESVILLE n
German, with his witc and two small children.
lie was u man Of u muscular form, broad
Shoulders, six feet thrco inches In height, and
weighed some $40 pounds, He was blessed
with the best OF health, and was ono Of tho
finest specimens OF humanity that ever pitched
his tent In GAINESVILLE In the early days, Tho
medical students often viewed this Hercules
with longing eyes So they told the German
would give them pleasure TO have such splcn-
did subject In the dAsCCting.room. Tho Ger
man said: What is all right, II you can get
me-
lie looked, however, ms though he might live
TO see all the medical students In GAINESVILLE
placed under the ground. But one evening, in
returning from his work in skin, he was
drowned. In u few days the widow, with her
children, left the city and wcnt-no one know
whcrc, and indeed, no one seemed to care
Shortly after this the body OF the German was
found at the mouth of Brush creek, u few miles
south OF the city, and conveyed to GAINESVILLE
and wns buried In the corner known rs pottcr's
Held in the old graveyard on the hill ut the head
Of Main street. The medical students con
sidcrcd themselves entitled TO the body. They
had his permission TO take him II they could get
him, and there was no one now to put In an oh.
lection, Just ut this timoa good subject for the
disso cting'room was much needed and must be
secured by some means
An eminent professor OF surgery from Bnlti-
more, DIR. HOratio Gates Jnmcrson, was expect
ed on a visit. Invitations were sent to the med
ical fraternity to be present on this occasion, rs
n fine subject for the dissecting room would be
ON hand. large number came. ON Monday
night 1t was determined that the body of the
German should he taken from its grave, and on
Tuesday night the disseCting was 10 take place.
A committee of two was appointed by the med
ical students to yet the corpse. They employed
an eccentric old colorod man called Parson
Jones, who at times preached, to he on hand
with his horse and cart ut the appointed time
and place. The parson was n very Jealous
Christian according TO his way Of thinking, and
was always in his public prayers ready to de-
part TO the happy land of Canaan He wanted
iIo notice but was ready to go. Now was the
'ccptCd time with him, and he used to shout |
"Comc now. good Lord, come just now and take |
poor old cOiorcd Pnrson Jones to Heaven"
After agreeing to meet the student on Mon.
day night with his horse and cart ut the grave.
yard, the parson seemed unusually anxious to |
be OF for his home in Heaven. He went to
meeting on Sunday, and in his dcvotons cried |
out: Good Lord, send down de angel Gabriel |
after me and take me to Heaven. Isc ready, |
lsc ready; wants to go now, and den old Parson |
Jones will be through de business of earth, and |
hauin' of dc water in dc cold days.